Bob meets with Lenora Campos from Toto USA, a leader in water technology and the largest toilet manufacturer in the world. Campos introduces Bob to the dual-flush Neorest 600, a tankless toilet with a number of leading edge features.
Bob gets an update on the status of the brick façade restoration. Replacement bricks have been aged and roughed up with a grinder, lending them an antique appearance prior to installation. In addition, approved pigments have been added to the brick.
Bob learns about a new residential acoustical ceiling product—QuietZone’s Solserene—which attaches directly to hard surfaces and absorbs reverberations.
Bob meets with representatives from both MacLock and Wizard Industries, both of whom demonstrate the installation of this special, high-strength lock system.
Bob meets with Lenora Campos of Toto USA, the largest toilet manufacturer in the world. Campos introduces Toto’s Mercer line of residential fixtures, giving special attention to the low-flow toilet.
Bob puts in a Mahogany windowsill that’s been precut with a cleat and bevel to make the installation easier. He also helps install Poplar floor molding and observes as closet doors are added.
Bob consults with the project’s stone and tile specialist, who explains the process of attaching the Pietra Cardosa countertops to the Cherry Craftline island cabinet.
Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), gives Bob a peek at the restoration of the main building.
Gam Danziger from Craftline Cabinets reviews the assembly of the contemporary Cherry kitchen cabinets being installed in the penthouse apartment.
Bob talks to Nick Tagios, of Tagios Tile and Marble, who’s laying down the marble tile bathroom floor using a traditional installation technique.